On today’s Equipping You in Grace Dave and Paul talk about how to walk alongside those who are hurting and grieving, the importance of praying the Psalms, along with his book, A Small Book for the Hurting Heart Meditations on Loss, Grief, and Healing (New Growth Press, 2020).

What you’ll hear in this episode

• How the nearness of God helps Christians to process hurt and grief.
• Some of the best ways to address hurt in our lives as Christians.
• How to walk alongside those who are hurting and grieving.
• Some of the best tools to have in our toolkit when visiting family members or church members in the hospital.
• How the High Priestly ministry helps Christians to address hurt in their lives.
• How Christians grieve with hope when our hearts hurt so bad it feels like it’s going to explode.
• The importance of praying the Psalms.
• The importance of comforting hurting people and what that looks like.
• The importance of taking a posture of a posture servant when serving others.
• What grieving with hope looks like practically in the Christian life.

About the Guest

Paul Tautges has been in gospel ministry since 1992 and currently serves as one of the pastors of Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. He has written or edited over 50 books. Paul also serves as series editor for the LifeLine mini-books from Shepherd Press. He and Karen have been married for over 30 years, and together they enjoy their ten children and their spouses, and a growing tribe of grandchildren.

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